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WEEKLY OREdON STATESMAN, ; TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1900.
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DJloian Hare fanciers Arc Increasing and the
. : V; easiness Is Prospering."
Miiy Ntw Ilutclics la Ore 53a filled With Choice Stock A Com--r'prcf
ctiivi Treatise on Carlnj for Hares In the
1 Lcce! Hatches. '
? rnnrh-inrjU la ow t4int; taken Jn tl e
reirtua ii. ilin ttrlgian bare that "The state. -mn"
will -.iiMil very Samniav Informal! n
rerliHR ih-we vciy "aluabin Utile animals,
aifl eol wtat ia hapjeiiii r id the various
labMiriisnf the tte. kclgian bare fancieis
who kTe lnfiiriin-! ietcrtat can. secure
Ha publication by writing to "The Statesman.'
Tbe Belgian' lidte f industry Is still
ji'twiitf'-' ouite In Oregon.
Tkre Is'no t'owh,of, any consequence
In the state, (hat lids not already some
fanciers whbliave tnade a start In the
business,' and niauyl fanners are also
taking It np In a large dr small way.
Eugene started In some time ago, aud
so did Albany by t4 urlug some high
priced a ud y high-scoring , sKcimVns
front California.. Now Coltnge Grove
is In the swim and Southern Oregon is
coining to the frontT At Medford:, Ir.
J J. Clovel has sonic" fuitthes tilled
with Home of the' finest strata's.'' The.'.'
are other breeders fat 'Medfoni ami
throughout Southern' Oregon. ' I;aiely,
letters Imve lsK'n coming lb the K-atl-Jng
Salem lMvedcrs 'trodi Eastern Ore
Km aiifl Washington, , a'icU Inquiries,
have tieeu lii.-uU l'y fceYeral iart;i-s still
-fuither east. : ; ""'': '": - ' -
HOUSING I ME HARES. ' .
A current v.-riU-r.Trt giving directions
retarding the manner ol treating aud
housing the Belgian Mia res gives the
lbHowlug x'iuini'heu.-ive direclions:
-Before, buying j our j Belgians, you
mi st iivpareomefkiuii el u tiomt for
tlmn, ;:nd this may; In; very simple and
liKSlH-iisire; or quite luxurious. accoVil-'
hit; to the length vf1 your putsH, and oh
Jit t i.. raisiug-siek. 1: '
Atit r tul, im piiuciiial tiling Is, not
the- inauty of the liMtcbes, 1U of the
i exci itctit jKiinta ot; thvir o-ciiauts.
TI at v.ould le liku puttfujj: a tx-autiCul
llH'.u moldlu roii ud a tuloue oltoa
nets thfa tfo'ne buf 'Vheif,tliyx frame of
tht: hutch attracts more attention than
the pr turijjri the'han,'lH sun; jsoiue
th!j Is-wrcrtiff; tlie one should I e there
oit'y ; a useful and necessary ofTsct
to the other,-and 'Utlrely subservient
to it. : ' :
- 1 1 y ou r 11 mh ns n re 1 i 111 i t ed ami you
vyant to eHnd a. litte a ojtMible at
the "tart, buy ,n j few fair-sdzed dry
fTHKls boxes, at least Ux 4 ft; take off
tle lMard on otui wide and make a
wire door of oan-liicli mesh.
TTheii hThjre the J ifv either4 VaH or'
the whole of ft. ; This I not aiolutely
nc-'?f-a ry, but you will tim! It a jtrt-at
ciuveuleti-e'(lu takitif? care of the
hares. If you fiav to.'Jk.ti them out
or floors, raise oit sble of the tp Ik
fore Utivrim; the Ud, so that rain water
will run off. . t . . : ;v .. .
A MOHir EXrKXSI VE PLAN. ,
"An ll jtl rallu,try. should 1st a JatKC
ainl lofty building, light. ' trS! : -from
tlraiishls. Jict wiih plenty of KjuIIgut
and ventilation, ah l-unless. pcnplo aie
bh to ptU.,uty ;t Uuildiux . .; y
adapted to thefi ImtlMxe. aLli-jr.. OK
aioinia cf.nntry isini is as gmi as can
Is fotiud. Have 1m; door and wind vs
face the SfUttlt, ali .kiM tbe d.iMi; ojH it
au oay, t.ur proi.- r your utrati'-e wvi.i
n wire diwr.
r. I'oittl tl breeding ''"
he, wtlls of tiie la3Ti.. tWo 0
all round tit
three tires lilgh.j '1 hfee fci-t deep a id
four feet long is n giod sire. Make
vour frame fifjls:. drcs-sed limit r;
stretch 2 inch tttcslt wire cm ' the ?:nttud
to prevent Imrmwittg, oti crr. iw ti ,
1-liulr mesh, as tie .vounfTsiei-s ctiu
easily crts'p ttinuislt the !: rger t-'r. e.
Make double thTS InTroiit, ot'-W'te.
two feet In letixili eacli. :m ni ' .t-.rv
at the back of tin p-n j, if Uie bant 5s
tight: If. not, In aril .it t.p, ,!".. l'Ud
for the paftiiion: lutwt a .ie fcii-t, t; (
the I.sires 01 Itr utliti ke:l '"ft jJef.
Then lwarl -tfie ti p Wliit o forum lof ;' tsla.i I Vtwu The enthusiast is giving
floor of tlw.iccotVt t it. ! an 1 s m- f in ay to tin- shrewd bnness men and
the riof of tVf; fop tA t-.i.t pvt n lift e inotiey iit the venture
2-Inch win i.i' sH. ii' i t clW nd. ir tie in a vr:y t.n t t;im-. Many sales, re
barn Is tvt colder i :x. M -5'y i' r. .onv.n ed.ni of this fact.
Tlie tiers s'li.ttld I at i al two f e! to the l.it til.n;i of these beautiful
blah. Furnish tfics. :t wlib .'v. -m'c 'itf-bt -a In, he tin;!-- St one of the most
tiasket to itnitaUi i':a.v an'l i rr-vcnl fy a -nt nn.t profitable sile-iines for
waste,
am inn b ;ivy -rLiv-'d p' U:.,
..'lwi h-avy :rbiv.-Mi , PK iv:;,
triv-irer fii'ii f;b'r f., -
one for frv
grain. i , I . ' ... -
-Keep thc .b'Ut. vcry ' h ;. '.itd
diwinrect Sfu:c!iU!:s wiUi JVWeaK si.t
tlon of crude carl ljc acid ami. water.
Have a large lump of ruck salt In each ,
hutch. ; :' , !.'" i'-... ,'-;:,'-;. :;!
"I bare built my lnttcheH In this way
and fltid them very Cfinvenfent. I have
thein qnite seiuirafe. fronv.the liaru. jso
six feet high,, and , this, when divkbfl
remove!, S , ;
"Each piece Is eight feet long and
six ..-fee, 'high, and. this, when divided
off. forms six gooTl "hutches. -
"lit front pf 'these hut clio leave it j
cfntetileiit passiiet and , arrange , the
entire center of the barn in wire runs,
fifteen feet. long Jy two and one-half
Wide. These liuty Is divided In the
middle .'-by- removable .doors. In case
yu cannot spa re sV"lotig n jsace.' Fse
these run. for your bucks and young;
stoek when wefltiefl. keeping The;
hutches for the breeding does. . Covers
the ground w itti 2-inch mesh win, ami
tts 1-Inch mcsIT Tor at least a foot ami
a halt up. theft" 2-inch mtsh will, suf
fiee. It Is vfry . convenient Jo have
'-them six fceL Jiigh and tiot iKces.sjtry
to cover the iii J if you are. sure no eats
can g-t into tlw Imrn, A rabbitry ar
range I fn this manner;will le foutwl
verv pntcth nl aiKl notitxtravagant, i
"If then are rats -alsMit -your iJace,
I would advise using, the small eh
mere .entirely, even. on the ground, as
thc;e animals will lestry ilw. junns.
even when they .are two' months old
and stilt with tv.-tuotlien
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OUTIOOii liFTCIlEsJ
"Tbcse nrepreferred by many. -and;
if built in a manner to prevent draught
aud Have 'plenty of- protection from
neat and mm, and also rain for damn
la the special enemy of 11m Belgian
are tery practk-al. - ; ; ;
"Hare both In ami outdoor hutches
If possible. When your bares .seem a
little out of sorts. nothingiwUl revive
them like a run In "Ibewsh air and
sunshine. If not too hot. It isalso well
to have an outside place to banish all
stock "that show the least symptom of
snufHes fresh air, too, la an excellent
remedy for the same." - r r
AMONG LOCAL. 1ILTC1IES. I
MrJ t. It. Carlyf manager of tbe Ore
gon branch of the Meadow It rook li'l
glan Hare Company, of Ios Angeles,
hi raining a large number of young
auim.-thf from bin iHflie-reed stock, at
hi.- farm cast ot this city. ' He baa
or so of 1'cigiau hareH. young and old.
Mr. Karly Ls an adherent of the park
system for hares. ; He : thinks they
Kfcould have more room than they are
usually given in the hutches In which
they are generally .confined. Mr. IJarly
has teen a I'elgian fancier for ; nevcral
J-:trs. ami he Ik more- convinced than
ever of the value of the little animals
as -prolific ami che.ip meat producers.
He preIictH that there will le a large
deiiiand, thl.s fall, for breeding ttck.
jftcr the farmers shall have earned a
little more leisure from their duties In
taking care of their creiis. s
. The Marion - Sora re liabbltry has
luiproved the stock on hand by adding
another high-grade buck, .Jjrin.ee Ca
yenne," wiiich scores m-arly 0T, being
one of the best bucks ever -Imported
uto this fcctton, and an all around
sin-cinien far tdMVe the average. Lord
Cayenne 'is the reddest imiorted buck
in l.os AngeTeH, and Yds sou has the
In-st cliaracteristics of his noble sire,
ii-is hare Is from the imiortation of
Lord Cayenne and I'-ath l'aut3', spocP
mens which only need mention to those!
versed in hareduiit. iK-lng sutliciently
descrijitive .to warrant them in buying
no 'other proijcuy. 5 This rabbitry has
addel to its number alout thirty
3-oitugsters, al from podigned docs of
note, and front tTie number of visitors,
who fall to purchase and inspect the
stock with intention of purcluistv it
will le necessjtrj', very soon, to import
another lot. The object of this breed
r is "quality, not quantity." During
the session of the A. O.'U. W. Grand
Lodse. many of the out-of-town visit
ors called at tills rabbitry and inspect
ed the stock, many taking descriptive
matter, to friends who intend purchas
.ng, and quite a few leaving orders' for
young stock. The little animals are
Interesting to all lovers of iet animals,
and all are invited to call and see
them at the rabbitry, and study them
in their hutclies. All visitors are' wel
come, whether intending to purchase
or. not, and a large amount of corro
siKt'dence Is dally received and 'an
swered.: ;'
J. T. ISurchaui. on the (Sardeu ftoad.
Ut tin? sulnubs fif this city, has receiit-
1.. ,,. i,l(n iiw. lviirlan bare liusiness.
! ,:j 1,,. s, m,,. tot of tTie interesting
:iin((, n:,nl. bas among others.
K,m, of tho citeshii-Kiurr strain (tlie
fnnK),H C'lieshire King lists a score, of
;,.-, ,nl be is raising tt littk-'aninuil
r.i, V!w to i rfcetinsr them still
n oro, ii I its a tiu tot or tlinu anl
is iunlrg h business of supplying
ji;fisjicct:ve raisers of the hares with
ti.e!y .-srtded tto'k. Mr. rtitrcham
'h'm' tits hutcl.es the Garden Load
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t !; si: 1 li t io :i .-important of tlie Sa
ei,i licters ' IV'l.vian liares. '.Mr. C.
i. M iiton. - says, -that the industry is J
t s.Mi ti.Jr iHpfiiiy lot more satisfactory
t-ilf.ts. T.e "kiini! "vl: now come to
th i;;i.litt 't s arc Inigt iy of the class
1 1 '! t lUti'lv.Ji. ol" IIHf-iMl l' pUlcnase HI
. : "I ' " ins t i nt . i count wish.
--.Hi c.-mcnls' that ;t'-e could wi:
! To stt t!Km clantorliig for their f
"Oil
i'U cnierins itn' .laottnry hi im'uiii!;
ti;:M-, f;t tlieiti ni'iiictiing their fool
witlr a ;telf-s;itlstied air, after being
given It. tlie pitting and caressing
which- they all enjoy, gives an added
delight that Is seldom found in any
other vocation. v f r
Hh lias nHtntly ricflvfl anfther
shipment from California' of very fine
hares, among them being Princess Ne
oka. a leatitiftil Yukon doe that seored
'KiVt at the Immature age of live
months. This doe is a very beautiful
animal and has develoed many fine
points ' with -her maturity nnd Would
doubtless score higher If scored at tlie
present time. She Is Iwed to Ixrd
Peerless, a flirH-t son of Lord Britain.
lKing one of the finest progeny of this
great buck. He has now about fifty
bad of hares on hand and will soon
have several youngsters. He has two
excellent bucks Ixgan. an eighteen
mouths olTl "lilchard' bu'k, atil IV
gart. a even months oll Ixnl lierlin
Luck.- . ';, i . i if
He has removed his rabbitry from
IhizlewofMi to No. 471 North Commer
cial street, to d-wu-s north of the
mill race. He Js ve.T proul f the
flue specimens whi'-n h, tia on cxn.
bition and Is always gl.ul to wlcoote
all visitors whether contempltt ing pur:
cTTasing or merely to we Lis stock. ;
Maiie Inquiries have bcn recelvfwl
as to methf1 of preparing the Belgian
hare -for the talde. From the time It
N six months dd the Belgian Is cssl
for eating. One recqs Is here given:
Ilabbit Pot Pie.-For a large pie
M 1. 1 .t which have len cleanm.
.....-i ..,.! litintcd as flirei'tisl for
s rabbit fricassee. Bub the , pieces oi
! v .-. i
rabbit well with lemon Juice, salt and
I-epper, and where tbg UMat is tldck
make several patches or punctures.
that the seasoning mar nenetrate.
rut them In a kettle, add boiling wat
er to cover, then put in a lit of bay
tear, eight pepper corns, four, clovea.
bit of mace and two wicttil onions.
Cook lowly till the. meat is tender.
lannove the meat to a ttaking dish.
discarding some of the larger bonvs
and fill the interstices with slice of
hard-l)oilefl eggs and canned sweet
corn, using four eggs and onsvhalf a
can of corn. Thk-kn the water in
wmcn tue raoutt was stewel antl aal
more salt if needed. Strain It over
the cieat, using enough to make It
quite moist, . Cover the dish with a
rich pastry or tmking powder crust,
make a wide cut In the center and
bake till the crust Is brown. This dish
may be varied by removing the meat
when nearly tender, straining; the
gravy, then returning both to the ket
tle and adding potato sliced ami scald
ed: then, when I Killing, drop in some
baking powder dumpings and cook
closely covered ten minutes. This
makes a rabbit pot pie.
A DOOMEL?BOY. "
This is' a genuine letter, from a lad
at school to his mother. After com
plaining generally of the . school, tho
youug gentleman says: . -
I hone Mattltla's cold Is better. 1
am glad she is not at sbule. i think
1 have got consumption, the. boys at
this place "are not gentlemanly, but
of courese you did not no this when
you sent me here, I will try not to get
bad habits. The pants have worn
out at the kneea, 1 think the tailor
must liave chentel "yon, the buttons
have come off and hey are loose be
hind. I don't think the food is good,
but 1 slid not mind If 1 was only
stronger; . f
"The piece of meat I send you f Is
off the beef we lid on Huiiday, lmt
on other thtys It Is tiore stringy.
There are black beetles In the kitch
en, and sometimes they cook them j in,
tlie dinner, whk'h can't be holesouie
when you are not strong, I have tf
tame beetle as a pet.
"Do not mind my ls'ing so unconv.
fortable, as 1 do not think 1 shall last
long. Please send me soiue more
money, as I o 25 cents. If you can't
spare it i think I can borrowit of a
toy who is going to ltare at the half
quarter, but perhaps you would not
like to lie under an obligation to hi.
parents. lr loving but retched sou,'
Collier's Weekly, j
IS IT H1GHT t
For An Editor to Ilecommend Patent
Medicines?
From Sylvan Valley News, Brevrad.
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It may Is a question whether the' ed
itor of a newnwper has the rishtto;
publicly recoiinuend any of the varhns
proprkMary medicines which flood the
m-trket, yet as a preventive of sufTcr
lug we -feci it a duty to say a good
word for Chamberlain's Colic. Cliolera
ami Diarrhoea; Itetnedy. We have
known aud used this medicine in our
family for twenty years and have al
ways found it reliable. In many c.ie
a dose of this rtmiedy woukl save hours
of suffering while a physician is await
ed. : We do not Ix-Ucve in depending
Implicitly on any medicine for a cute,
but we do iielk-ve that if a txittje f
ChamrtACTliin's Diarrhoea Kcthedy were
kept on hand and hdniinlstcrod.at the
Inception of an attack much sutTeritig
miht te avoided and in very tnany
cases the presence of a physjan
would not lie requiretL At least! this
has been our experlcuty; during! tlie
past twenty years. ' For sale- by F".
Haas, Salem, Oregon. !
lofiirs Lost lii lite.
Tin t ra ntiort was to sail on Sun
day teoruing, and Ixrimer, who had
all of his Jraps alMiant. thought' that
be wouid get iiermissUm to run down
to Kotithsea ou Saturday, listen to tli
band upon 'the pier and n'turu by the
evening steamer. He wanted mightiiy
to le alone' for a while; the fervor and
excitement of the past thre weeks.
evor since Stella Imd lasttsl those bit
ter wonts at hitii. bad brought ou a
reattiou. 'It-seemed now as it thie. In
ierveniuc time had Is-eu sieut in a
iuize,. ' -.
lie look the train at the-west sta
tion third-class for cougruity tor
though the bieast-iiocket of his iuqs-
liai tcomaury tuner 'rusted with jbattk;
notes. It Avas only the tunic of itn or;
dlnary troper. '1 his roaring existence
the' incessant clatter of t lie iKtrrack
yatiL lial Ikh-ii the lsst anodyne for
his scared affts-tioiis; but once alon;e,
iarated from the ctmintdest who
seemed to Jar 'on .his ' present mood,
s ntimentat imaginiiiRs Is-gan to tor
ment him afrtsli. lake the self-iiiqms
tl liair-shht of an anchorite, each
caress, each lxk or wortl of hive be
bad ever had from Stella v revolved
lutck on his quivering foiiscloitsness
in torturing significance; he,visuali.ied
each recollection of his passiou's dra
ma with an Intensity of yearning and
n-gret. and womlertHl sadly how! .a
woman-who hal kissed him with siieh
tenderness could ever have lieeli false
enough to -ease to love him. i
! Tomorrow lie would sail, an nhdei
phetefl unit among the Itosts of bis
country's army, for a vast ami thratt
eniJg ctmtlnent a gntiu of saind
ami bt Its khaki comrade. j J
r The scarlet and gfJd of his enthOsi
astn was now a tnonolmus Iral, like
tin uniform whose cut lie secretly dis
liked. Once again the unavailing
linage of his lost Stella thrilled him
with an aching tenderness. :5 i i
After dinner he went Into the Von
jert room on the pier and listened ; in
differently, wrapped In bis own som
ber musings, but, as If I-ate ban also
conspired to Ulcerate his heart, the
next selection was the overture!; to
"Ta an ha user." - '- ,-'-: :, '- ,'i ! 'ff
. Ah! Heaven, tlie- last time he . bad
heard It had lieen in the Paris ojiera-lou-?e:
StcIU ant Iter guanlian bad
lieeu with him. They liad listened rapt
to the marvelous harmonic epitome of
the glowlrg legend aliont to be enact
ed before them, liad felt In i unison
the solemn exaltatkn of the Pilgrim's
Krtiirr fial -h;insred clances ; witli'
belghtenefl color as the voIuptWHis fa
dence or tlie enuslerK mush tntoxt-i , ' , 7 , -
catef.1 their sense. Was it no that Ex-Governor "Bob Taykir or Ten-.-..-
ii, d,rt hail riromfseil to tie his nessce las t-losed a lecture tour in tin
wife? -T, v
Half stifled with agitation, Lorinier
kit the iiavilion and sought the cool
ing a brevze on tlie platform without-
Ills mind struggled , In a chaos
of emotions. - ' ' .
"Can yort take me to mamma; sol-
dierjf" . V :'.. r. ' '-.-
There was a tiny pull at the Iajni of
is tonic. Loriiuer. looking down, mw
a very tlaiuty little eirl, dresscnl In
deep; mourning, looking- at him
gravely. - -: i - "''"
"Int afrakl I'm lost." she went on
to; explain. "Mamma took me to hear
the band ilay. she met a lady, aud I
came to see tin boats come In. There
Is, so aaauT peoples here, and I got
lost In tkenu" : "
"Cut I don't know your mother, lit
tle one." said Lorinier. ;
"Iion'St yott. soldier?" ; J
She lookinl disappointed. !
Whcn we lived overi there." mint
ing vaguely sUtn-ewanl, fmy tai!i had
a pretty red coat to wear. Because he
was au omcer soKiier, not a common
one.; Have yon got 'no stars on your
cojtt-stiOulders?-he had! And all the
soldier .sed to intt their hands to
their beads, -ike this, rlien ue imisha!
by in his red coat ; Am they all knew
mamma ami me and usetl'to mil me
Little Missie. And If I was lost they
couhl always take me home.
"Cut; one day patKt linight new
clotlies, the same color; as yours. And
he came to show- tliem to me tH'tort
he left ami kissed me very much and
was quite shaky when he put me
down.! One day lie went away on a
horse. with them all marching with
guns Itehind him. And; the land play
ed anJthe people -hurrayed. I hurray-
cl. too."; ;';'. : 1 - - . I :
As Larimer Ilstemsl to the child a
flngerviapped. his shoulder a ud a Yeo
manry couuatde handctl hint a tele
gram.? .'- 1
1 "Forvy'ou. firlmer," he said, with a
look of curiosity at the group. "Came
Just after you'd gone,; and I thought
fon would beNon the'tiUr. i?o long, old
man.
: He disappeared hi the t-rowd: Iori-
ncr was left standing staring with a
blank, face at the slip In bis ha ml:
"tkjpne back.! Alec! 'Forgive me;
love you, dtariest! Come lKtck!
; L j STELLA."
Oh.Hiofl. the temptation!
Hek-onhl desert wit li ease. And what
was etlle to a wealthy man, as he
was? The south of France, or the
pleasant olive lamls of Italy perpetu
al sunshine, with Stella by his side.
! The little voice was ipnittllng on.
"Bat iapa is dead now. sldier.
Mamm told! me so. They kilknl him
over ;thre. and he was In his yellow
cat,;like yours, and was leading- the
soldiers," f i
"Is that you Amy?
A woman In bhickf . with a ; pale.
iKautiful fact, advanced -to the child.
Lorinier broiighf.tm his late-accustom?
el hand and to the; military salute;
ue nuiy ncKiiowieajieu ti witu n sau
courtesy, and passed on with her lit
tle cirL J i
Ixiiriuier tore up the telegram with
feverish intensity. as If by vehemence
of m l ion to shatter his sensuous
dnnimlngs. The , lights of the Cowes
ami ; Southampton packet swung Into
Ihe pierhead. .
Tomorrow I for the; gnat winds and
the bnmd ocean! Mainly Alsiut lVo-
ple.' !,.-:.;
SOCIAL PIltLOSOPHY.
,Aii i Atchison woman who has one
guest refers to her company as n-house
party. ; ; - - i ..
Fat people no doubt siiffer as kfvaly
as lean otU's,- btit sonehow it looks
funny io set fat pe!pk weep.
We imagine that t woukl be easier
to Ik old fashionel and have babies
than to licloug to Ubrary clubs.
Tlie average woman imagines site
looks pretty in her nightgown with
ber hair down aerf back, but she
!oent. - - ; . --.--I
A "particularly fine procraui" at
nns'tlng of a Woman's litentry sfK-iely-
aiways n'mlnds us somehow, of
girl's "great :$ere.t'
,n' Atchison girl.; who imagines she
baa a proud. ttiiterious manner, wool
le'surprlsefl to' knniw that her friends
speak of her as jSpittirc." Atchison
Glf.!ie. -'" 'i . ;. '-..''
EM PEHOIfS , FJ IiST
PI I'll
AND LAST
EnqK-nir ! Meiielik has entirely for
bidden tolmctfn which has' raisefl ' so
grtat a clamor as jto give pause even
to, an alisidule, rulir. It is wliispere!
tl'nt .tlie reason for the prohibition
rises ii-oni tle fact 'f hat tine ilay, sk?
irig some Englishmen with their pipes
ami general air tiff well lelng. he de
eldefl to try tobacco for himself. He
Imrrowed a pipe arid some very strong
tla'o it; m'st have 1ksh Italian
a ad i K-g.in. Slv.e, then even the odv
of tlie w-l tfH-alls those momeu's if
terrilJe suffering. ; Ilenci the prohibi
tion. Pali Mall Gazette. -i
An Epidemic of IHarrhoea.
Mr. A. Sa inters, fwrl ting from Cocoa
n ft Grove. Fla.. says t!en has Isren
quite an epkb'tnic! of diarrhoea there.
He had a severe attack ami was currd
by four floscs f i'hamlierlain's Colic.
Cliolera ami Diarrhoea Ifyciwdy. He
says lie abw rceoimiM-isb-l It to others
and they my' it fe t lie best nM-flicine
I hey ever used. For sale , by F. li.
Haas. Salem, Oregon.
YOUTHFUL BRIDE.
: A curious ceremony took place re
ef tit ly tu tlie HfKtghly district of In
dia, when a Jwiby 8 ntfinths old was
ntarrkfl to a nan 2-S years of age. The
father Mt the lwhle gave the brlde
grfKm a sum of nioney fbr iimirying
bis daughter.. '..'.-
-; fencral Marcus P. Miller drove Into
a barn near (ireat Barrltigtou. Mass.,
during a thiUMlcr-storni a few days
ago.' Whik le was t It-re1 light lu'J-
struck tin lutrn. billing tw- cows aud
atnnnsng a farm lhand wii'i whom l.e
was talking, but passed over the vet
fran warrior. !
t Par.T sahl the lsy. when yon
say in your advertisement that your
gofsls are acknowledged by eonnois
senrs to" lie the) liest, what.do yon
mean by connolssenrs?. "A connois
seur, tny loy, ; answered the great
manufactures-, "is an eminent autlior
Hy an authority. In slgjrtj " who ad
mits that our goods are tbe best.
- Tit - Bts -
iwest artdfls reiVorted to liave earned
RMim aiove uis ik-u..
IIOYAL jtrrigutrrTE IN Sl'AlN.
Old world privilege and restriction
reign supreme in "Spain, where there is
a law that no subject shall touch the
person of. the King or Queen, says the
New ork Mail and Express. The pres
ent King of Spain Dearly suffered ' a
severe fall" from this role In his child-
hotst An aunt of his made him a
resent of a swing. When he used it
for the first time Ihe motion frighten
ed hi in, ainl he began to cry- Where
upon a lackey lifted him quickly out
of it, and so, no doubt, preserved him
from falling- V The breach of etiquette.
however, Iwas flagrant and dreadfuL
The Queen was obliged to punish It
by dismissing tlie man from his post.
t tlie same time she showed her real
feelinirs oa the subject by appointing
Mm immediately to another and bet
ter place In the royal household.
In Ruother case a queen" of Spain
pearly lost her life In a dreadful way
owing toj this peculiar rule. She had
been thrtvu when out riding, ami, her
foot catching In thestlrrup, she was
dragged. 1 rierNtctrt would not risk
iuterfereace, and she Would have lieen
daslieil to pieces but for the heroic
interposbikm of, a. young man who
stopxHd jthe horse and nleasttl her
from hcrf dangt tous iositkn. As soj:
as they saw she was safe her escort
turned t. arrest the traitor who had
dared to touch the Quwu's foot, '-but
he was not to be Recti.- Knowing well
tbe -penalty he had 'Incurred, he made
off at oikn,-fittl for his life, and did
not stop runtll he had crossed the fron
tier. ' - '.-''--..:- - ,' -V-.---
RECIPE FOU ICE MAKING.
Any houscwire by following theuew
rVciiH just dlseovenil will 1h able to
make kt easily. This new Ice is cheap
and quickly ffrcparcd. lelng ciiiiHsel
of a kind of ammonia sjilt. With it.
lee - crca.m may Ik frozen in a few
minuteKi So many wonderful Improve
ments are belug discovered that It
brinjrs Into pmmlnence any Institu
tion that nmalns unchangetl. Such
an example Is Hostetter's Stotnacli
Bitters, rtlie well-known nniedy Tor
wenk- stiouiachs.- Fifty years has sefn
no cliauge in it. hiie many lustitu
tkms have risen ami fallen, this ox
celksit Inieflicltu lias -.remained tin
chanced and as a run for Indigestion.
constipation, dyspepsia and 1 bilious
ness, it is unequalh'd. Sis. that our
Private Keveuue Stamp covers tlie
neck of the bottle.
BESEliVKD SEATS AT CIHTBCH.
Clergymen of the past often had
traits of ludividuallly which are p-r
haps not so common at the piescnt
dar. savs the Youth's Companion.
Archbishop Sumner was ouce lamiiug
a conflnnatlon in an English parish
church when he oliscrvtsl that a
iiuinls'r of iKHiple were standing in the
aisle-.although several pews wen
empty. lie stopiKd the service ami
asked the reason.
"Thei ih'Ws are private property,"
answered a man, "and they're shut
up." J ! . -
"There ean 1k. no such thing." said
the bishop authoritatively. . "Let the
pew Ik ffjwtied.
"W ecau' toKu eui!" shouted some
one. They're locked."
"Is there a locksmith here?" i
"Yes, my lord."
"Very well; let him remove the
locks.? A hymn shal ll sung mean
while.' So the locks were removed,' the audi
ence seated Itself, r-nd the couiirma
tk:t went on. ,
SALIJ OF
CAMPING-
.GOODS. LARGE.
The dealers In camping supplies re
IKrt a line trade springing tip from
the effects of the warm 'weather. They
expect that the big exodus will begin
in a'.ifew days, ami last " Jhrottgltout
next month. Besides tlie demand
caused for tents, hammoeks nnd otln-r
eanipt supplies, there Is a lively trad
springing tip In all kinds of conknl
and canned meats, such ns.. corned
iM-ff, ifnimner saii:;:iges. 5oUkl pigs
f"t and cookl ham. Tlie trade In
ssrllng and recreation, gocsls Is nlsfi
feellug the eiTHrt of tlic! "citing .rea
son, j - - ' -1 .:. ';
THE LUMBER BUSINESS.
Tlifji Curtis LnnilsT Co.. of -.M'ill
ltv.! is iloitisi a 'big business in luni-1
ber, says the Albany Herald. Tby
have Ik-cii running a fiio crew of tiien
and can't handle nil the f inlets liter
an now reeelvlmr without running
wth:day and tiiglit. They bnve re
cently put In nit eleetrlc Huh plant
and. will now put on n doubh firce
ami nm the mill lxith flay and night
In order ti fill all their demands for
lumber. In another c column of the
Herald : they have an adverlisenifiit
calling for thirty more men to work in
the mill at gfou n-af. .
FORTUNE.
Tb oecasiott iK-lng fipportune. we
ventured to voice n tlimsrht which bad
long lMHn near our heart.
"Why is It." worked, "that as Ik
tweeit a drunken man and a sfdM-r
nan. tin t'iriiier l f 'e less likely to le
hurt in an accident?"
Tbe inebriate smiled -etijragiindy.
"Iks-ause." be said, "ffrtuuf favor
the IiowleilT
And this tsisitively. as If the dictum
admitted of no doubt wJiatever. De
troit Journal.". '.-' :
ENCOUlt AG E.M ENT.
He Woukl you object seriously to
my kissihff you? .
She Well, you see. T must resist on,
general principles, but then I'm not
very strong. The Smart Set.
IN LABOR CIRCLES.
Efforts Will Be Made, to Settle the
Chkago Strike, c '
Denver, Colo.. July 20. Edwin D.
Chadwlck ami W. R. Trasher. of t.'hl
cago. submitted to the executive cfiun
cil of the American Federal ioti of J
lsr, twlay. a plan which they are con
fident will nsult In a siKtfly settle
ment of the great'buibllng and traces
strike in Clik-atro. The council appoint
ed Messrs. Kkld ami Lcnnou to ii
Tontlgato he pri)lion. 'Nell her
they nr the mctnlKra of the, council
will divulce the plan pnqioseVl-
The Cfeur d Alene strike trouble
was taken up this afternoon, and Pre
Ident Gomisr. Messrs. Duncan ainl
Khkl were instructed to visit the dis
trict, make a thorough Investlgatkm
jof the rase, anl report to the Fcflcra-
Hon. Gompers afterwani-
It would Ik several tsfvics ixu ore
can take the matter ml.
LIGHTS AND SIDELHUITS.
ilt weather doesn't sm to make
anr difference '.to some ;' people. -.
. "In what wayr
"AUmt kteilng wrappfsl tip . ;
themselves." Philaiklphht Lvcning
Bulletin.. ..
First Chief That's a dandy new-
war Hob you have. - '.,,'
second Chief Isn't it a lKaut? If I 1
could soak some white man wiih thabj
his burden woukThJt lother htm.
Puck.
MB '
Young Wife When I asked. Harry
if Ik fuldn t take me to the i ans,
" ... , ,1.1. . . -l.A .. 1 1 - . 1 .lm.l.l
CXKsitloil fins j-Jir in- laiMn ,11, -
fully. He almost swore. . j
EMerly Aunt What did he say?
Young Wife He said he'd see -me
In St. Ixmls first. Chicago Tribune.
t'ncle Jedcdiah 1 Jest got another
letter from some fellers In New York
tellin' me tliat If I would onie to the
city they'd srive me $."itii of gssl wi
ler money fer ouly $-"so of my old
cash.
Fncle Her-eklah H'mpt Beats Ihe
dickens how hanl they'n workln" ter
make New York the financial center of
the world! Brooklyn Life.
NAVAL BATTLE OF THE FUTFB1'
The Stranger Excuse me. I am a
stntnger here. Wlil you kindly Inform
me why all these gayly flressel IKHi
ple are loitering on the shiuvs of this
bay? - '"'
The Native Eh? Thm't you know?
Wbv. n" great naval battle Is Is'Ing
fought ben, and tls iK-ople fir in lies
around have come to enjoy thoevet.it.
The Stntnger I'm new In this part
of the wuntry. but I'm not as fresh,
IKThaps, as I look. You tell mo that
a great naval battle Is ls'ing fought
here. .'And yet as far as the eye can
reach I can discern no- 1mm t n. nit
even a ripple on flmse placed water.
The Native That's all right. It's n
sul-mariiH .iMttle fought by su-iiia-rlne
lsutts. They an now at It bmth
and nail soniewiiere atMiut the middle
of the bay. - '
The Stranger You astonish me.
These iKople ilo not lMk a If they
wen attending n iMttle. The woimii
wear summer friH-ks, ami the men an
lit afternoon 'clothes.- with top hatSi
And, sik. iliere Is ii baml over there!
The Native -Oh. yes; It's quite a
function. That's tli murine band, and
those women and men alsnit it an the
special gtust of the secretary of the
navy. You watt around a little while
and we'll have .some hews. There, see!
At that moment nay the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, a black object like a
mammoth strong cigar .leaped tipwanl
from the water and lay. -quivering oil.
the surface. Every oiK-ra glass was
leveksl at It, nnd the stranger Im11 his
1'HImI iiImivo his eyes so hi, couhl see
ls'lter. A grimy man crawbMl from
the midst of tin thing ami raisefl a
I'tiir megaphone to his lip.
The Native-Hooray! Thai's old
Commodore Bob Evans' '"grandson!,!
The man with - -the megaphone
shontinl In a 'stentorian voice:
"We've Uckorl the bl.ltikety-blank-1
.1:1 lik sock oH o 'enir -
Wbeivat therV arose a great cheer'--and
a flutter orxhamlkerchlefs, nnd
the marine band pkiye!, nnl the-see-.'
rotary of the navy, hld an impromptu
reception, ami then tVcrybisly went
home to dinner, : j
FXME S PATIIW
Tlie Academy of Mirnl Si-letices in
Paris has nwanhtl the A ml I fired prize
of lo.fN'Ni francs to Dr. Yersiu for his
discover of the and plague serum.
'. -i ...
Dr. Joaquin -Nnbtteo of Pernnniliiico
I'sis Iscn nppoliitc) envfiy extraordin
ary nnd minister! tih'iiiolenthiry of
l'.ntr'l in l,oiiion, -'-tu succeeir lf! latu
Dr. Sottsa Cbirea.
TIm , Prince d4 .loinvllle was the
Kininlirg ..ir!thMfj tlie French iuiperi tl
nivy for : lie IWvtu ilea Deux Moudes.
He wnite alue.; the signature of
"Saint .Mars." and with niarkd abil
ity. It was be ivbfi iir.t brousht for
ward the renowned Ik-puty de Inline
as a naval fHtistrutor.
PECULIAR A .'! PERTINENT.-
New Zea land's flax indrctry has re
vived and flourished exceedingly, ow
ing to the War hi the Philippines hav
Tng shortened the output" fif Mnniia
filwlr. .'..- ' I- - .
In India noirt!'fl fitllcers traveling
by rail tut temporary ilu'y may. If
I hey prefer it. lake a bicycle wit It
them at government expctis In lieu
of a charger. i
PECULIAR AND PERTINENT.
Professor Hans 'Meyer lias ascertain
ed that the gtaf-h-r of Kilimanjaro
ant 'receding, like those on the K l-m
mountains. The snowfall -on 'the Af
rkan mountain takes ilae chiefly,
from March to July,
Chinese eotitiIatcs pay, with two ex
ceptions. f.'5-Vin with fee. Shanghai
Is a $-" I place, while Chefoo pays
only ?2M. Hong Kong fiay $.iiiii.'
The notarial fees are, as a Tide, only
a few hundred dollars.
Volcanic Eruptionj
Are grand," bnt Skin Irruptions rob 1
life of joy. Jliicklcn'j Arnica 5a'v
cures tlnm; a!- OU ''turning and
Fever. Srcs, Ulcers, Uoils, J-Vlons,
Corns, Warts, Cuts, Britise. Utirns,
Scald., ChappM Ianl, Chilblain v- .
Host Pile cure on crrth. Drives out
Pairts and Acb-. Only 2, cts. a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Dr. STONE.
druggii.t. .
I-'OUf'IIT IN FANCY UNIFORMS.
The present war In ftoutTT Africa Is
showing fhe iietirest -.approach tb
British army has tver taa-lu to rational
dress in the field, says fh. on1o!i
these- day '-.hy -in 1 servkenhk
kli.-ikl. for . Instance. that a It Lire
Guards fought at, Vat rlo in n:rlet
cositccs, light blue tiver.itls with gold
s!riKs fkiwit the sil's. . ami bravy
brazen belmetH iif old Ro'iriii patfern,
wPh a black liearskln crest anil a rd.
yellow and blue "liacki.. teat her.
Gcfirge 1'ancroft. tbe historian, was
Isirn at Worcester, Max.. OctolK-r
18i if), and a movement Is on foit to
commemorate the bnudrcflth anniver
sary in suitable fashion.